The Dumaguete City Philippine National Police blamed the rivalry between two new youth gangs for the spate of muggings and stabbings along Rizal Boulevard in the city recently.

City PNP intelligence officer, Inspector Teddy Faburada, said his men are now focusing their attention on the two youth gangs.

Faburada identified the gangs as "Bloodz," which has an invisible outpost at the corner of Pinili Street and the boulevard, but based at Sitio Canday-ong Bridge in Barangay Banilad, and "Crips," which is allegedly based at Ocoy Bridge in the neighboring town of Sibulan, Oriental Negros.

He said the two gangs are engaged in intense rivalry but did not elaborate.

Faburada also said the stabbing and shooting of the two brothers, Jaymar and Anjon Tubaga, across the Bethel Guest House at the boulevard late Wednesday night last week have been linked to the two gangs.

Jaymar was stabbed in the back while his brother was shot in the right leg by a group of young men.

Faburada said the gangs are bitter rivals and are into muggings by stabbing and shooting victims.*

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